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All those lifestyle side projects are why he's an ebg manager at Stripe now.
by alisonkisk 6y ago
All those lifestyle side projects are why he's an ebg manager at Stripe now.
- cactus2093 6y agoIdk, it seems like all the blogging about those projects and the building of that into a tech influencer persona are why he’s a manager at stripe. And that’s, by definition, not something everyone can do. And it’s certainly not the most direct or easiest way to get into that job.
- finnh 6y agoExactly. "Tech influencer" worked for patio11 much more than "creator of Bingo Card Creator"
- quesera 6y agoI'm going to venture a guess that: Patrick is smart, gets things done, writes very well, and attracted an audience -- and that is why he was a natural hire for his role at Stripe. And for what it's worth, Paul Graham is all of those things, and that is why he was able to start YC. "Smart and gets things done" are table stakes. The key differentiators are "writes well and attracts an audience" so that your influence exceeds your personal energies. ...if that's the kind of life you want of course. There's lots of SQL optimization work that needs doing too, and some people find that much more satisfying.